Originally Posted by happytoadstool

Utada hikaru sells really really well in Japan. Amzing :) and Ayu is the 5th highest taxpayer in the music entertainment industry (both male and female)! That's amazing :) I'm not surprised that utada hikaru earns more than ayu in terms of sales. When she releases something, people are very excited about it, thus leading to high sales. Ayu produces good songs (better than hikki, IMO) but maybe the Japanese got tired of her already and are less enthusiastic about her releases since she produces singles thrice a year with an album to cap off the year, unlike Utada who, recently puts out one single a year. and it just so happens that in 2004, she released two albums. and one of them is a BEST album!
Total sales of each (approximate)
Ayu
Memorial address 1m
three singles 300000+ each
total: close to 2m

Utada:
singles collection 3m or a bit less
exodus 1m
darekano (single) 400,000 or less
total: around 4m +

Wait... if ayu's sales is half than hikki's, why is there such a huge gap between their income? ayu's sales are half of hikki's yet ayu's income is nearly one third of hikki's... where the hell did those other stuff come from?
either utada makes more money from her advertisements, or hikki's record company contract gives hikki a larger income from sales than ayu. or both. Just my guess :p

I'm quite surprised that Mocchi (ELT singer) is in the top five of females... ELT barely released anything with phenomenal sales in 2004. mika nakashima may have even sold more than her.

Originally Posted by mooy

After reading through every single post I don't think I heard anyone bash Hikki, They were just wondering why she made so much when she released so little, that is all.

Originally Posted by PSYCHEDELICOdust

"sure utada has cash, but ayumi has quality! I mean Kettobase was just a song hikki wrote when she was drunk (IMO)... at least when Ayu writes, she uses her true, sober (lol) feelings..."

That doesn't sound like an attack?

Originally Posted by ayumihamasakisan005

sure utada has cash, but ayumi has quality! I mean Kettobase was just a song hikki wrote when she was drunk (IMO)... at least when Ayu writes, she uses her true, sober (lol) feelings...

Originally Posted by memories.in the snow a koo theme

thats alot of money, but why so much for tax Oo?

Originally Posted by mooy

Ok I admitt that one was pretty brutal but for the most part I think any "attacks" on Hikki have been slim to none. I don't think many people here hate Hikki because she makes more money than Ayu. Anyway, its not really a big deal.

Originally Posted by lolo66

What about her beginning that bothers you?

Jealousy is a deadly poison. I don't think any fan on either side should need to question/bash any other artists' worth, ability to earn, quality of music/singing, and/or level of popularity in stupid comparision like taxes paid.

And despite what any overly exicted fans want to say, I will keep on loving Hikki and Ayu just about as much.

BTW!! This is one very old thread that got bump up! (one of those things again)

PS: kettobase is a lovely song, one of Hikki's more underrated one.